H.Res. 493 — A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3457) to prohibit the payment of certain agriculture incentives to persons who produce certain agricultural commodities on highly erodible land; to allow farmers who plant perennial grasses and legumes as a means of building soil quality, rotating crops, or protecting land from wind and water erosion, to enter a certified voluntary set-aside program; and to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into long-term contracts with farmers to remove certain erosion-prone lands from cultivation. | PoliFocus